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Landships.info St Chamond in 1/72
I built this as part of the Unofficial Airfix Modelling Forum (UAMF) small scale armour group build that just ended... It has been some time since I did any paper modelling as intense (for me) as this and so I ended up relearning quite a bit...you can see the build in more detail on the UAMF link above but here are some pics... Uh-oh with the laminating as I printed it on too light a paper... Muffler wrapped around a cocktail stick for strength and ease of rolling... Exhaust in place... Main gun barrel about to be rolled around some wire... Forward quarter...you can see where I missed off the bow MG mount and also where I lost one of the right side bogies...printer issues made running off another problematic... Rear quarter - I have big problems getting the upper and lower hulls to meet in the rear - I think it is me as opposed to the design but the instructions weren't too clear on how this area came together...a little more text would be good...
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Bless you for sharing your work sir! Considering some of the model builds, it is nice to have someone post their work warts and all. I feel a tiny bit less intimidated now.
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Plenty of warts on this one...It has been ages since I did any work in paper and I ended up relearning a lot; plus the scale for armour is a lot smaller than I would normally work in and thus much much more fiddly. I think it's healthy to post up our builds even when they are not perfect award-winners so that other might be encouraged and learn and improve our skills...
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Damn...this is the pic I meant to use as a header for this thread...
I also just noticed that I have the tracks on backwards as well...
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Exellent work with such small parts.
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It looks like a good effort to me, and I designed it. I made some beta-builds that didn't look nearly as good.
BTW, I redesigned all my St.Chamonds after Tanker pointed out that the bow plates were wrong. In the process, I found and corrected some other problems. I agree that the fit-up is tricky, particularly in this scale. Starting off well at the bow sort of sets the "mold"; if that first joint is mis-aligned, nothing else will fit. I check the overall shape as I go, and I have tossed out some that twisted about the long axis because I messed up the first joint. I have also considered making that small triangular lower bow plate a separate piece to make it easier to close up the hull. I simplified the pieces around the track wells - all are flat, no more curves for instance. I need feedback like this from the folks making my models, so I can correct and improve them. Thanks for posting. Wayne Sugar Land, TX |
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Thanks, Wayne...it is a very good design and a large part of my problems with the lower hull were probably down to how I interpreted the instructions - I think the design is sound but a bit more text on page 2 of the instructions regarding the lower hull would make it clearer for people like me. I will be building another one of these and more of your models - great range of early armour!! - and as my skills start to come online again (touch wood) as this is the first paper modelling work that I have done in a year, I hope to be able to produce the models that your designs deserve.
Thanks for designing and sharing these models Simon
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